The Yorba Linda Mustangs will take on the La Habra Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Yorba Linda fell victim to Canyon and their airtight defense on Saturday. They fell just short of the Comanches by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Comanches are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, La Habra kept a clean sheet against Mayfair last Saturday. It was close, but they capped 2024 with a 1-0 win over the Monsoons. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
La Habra is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those five games. As for Yorba Linda, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7-2 record this season.
Everything went Yorba Linda's way against La Habra in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, as Yorba Linda made off with a 4-0 victory. Will Yorba Linda repeat their success, or does La Habra have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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